New Artificial Intelligence Tool Can Thwart COVID-19 Mutations
USC researchers have developed a new method to counter emergent mutations of the coronavirus and hasten vaccine development to stop the pathogen responsible for killing…
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“Skeleton Key” Can Unlock a Brain: New Realm of Personalized Medicine With Brain Stimulation
Millions of patients suffering from neurological and mental disorders such as depression, addiction, and chronic pain are treatment-resistant. In fact, about 30% of all major…
Exposure to COVID-19 Could Pose a Risk to the Health and Aging of Individuals Who Aren’t Even Born Yet
In-utero exposure to the coronavirus pandemic could cause developmental difficulties and accelerated aging in the century ahead, say USC researchers. Exposure to COVID-19 could pose…
Deep Underground “Rock-Melting” Forces Explain Quakes on San Andreas Fault
Rock-melting forces occurring much deeper in the Earth than previously understood appear to drive tremors along a notorious segment of California’s San Andreas Fault, according…
Herbal Hangover Remedy Shows Multiple Benefits in USC Research
A well-known hangover drug not only helps soothe pounding headaches but also triggers profound changes that protect the liver, USC scientists report in new findings…
The Science Behind Why Hangovers Happen and How to Speed Recovery
Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol’s toxic effects Debaucherous evening last night? You’re probably dealing with veisalgia right now. More…
Bots Evolving to Better Mimic Humans – May Prove Harder to Detect in 2020 Elections
New study by USC researchers shows bots evolving to better mimic humans during elections. USC Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) computer scientist, Emilio Ferrara, has…
The Incredible Way Coral Helps Their Offspring Survive Climate Change [Video]
USC scientists discover coral equip their offspring with symbiotic algae colonies to help them cope with rising ocean temperatures. The fate of the world’s coral…
New Species of Giant Flying Reptile Identified: “Frozen Dragon of the North”
The creature is similar to the largest pterosaurs known. Key characteristics were gleaned from a cache of bones unearthed in Canada. A USC scientist and…
Augmented Reality Glasses Help People With Low Vision Navigate Their Environment
Glasses enhance mobility and function in patients who have difficulty with peripheral vision or seeing in low light. Nearly one in 30 Americans over the…
Nanoparticle Shows Promise for Treating Breast Cancer
USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to thwart a protein that helps the metastatic spread of breast cancer, a leading cause of death for women….
Researchers Create Frequency Comb to Encrypt Data and Protect Cryptocurrencies
Data travels through thousands of miles of fiber optic cables underneath the world’s oceans–via pulses of light. And according to experts, the data in these…
Scientists Use String Field Theory to Validate Quantum Mechanics
A new study uses string field theory to try to validate quantum mechanics, proposing a link that could open the door to using string field…
New Fiber Optic Technology Could Boost Internet Bandwidth
New fiber optic technology from researchers at Boston University and the University of Southern California could ease Internet congestion and boost Internet bandwidth. As rapidly…
CT Scans of Mummies Reveal Clogged Arteries
Using CT scans on mummies from four different geographical locations, researchers report that atherosclerosis may have been more common among ancient populations than previously thought,…
Scientists Develop Material that Absorb Carbon Dioxide from the Air
By using fumed silica impregnated with polyethlenimine, researchers at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute aim to recycle harmful excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere….